A bill to extend the Crime Insurance and Riot Reinsurance Programs under title XII of the National Housing Act, the National Flood Insurance Program under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to authorize appropriations for studies under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 for the fiscal years 1980 and 1981, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House.
(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House) Amends the National Housing Act to extend until September 30, 1981, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the national insurance development program. Authorizes the Secretary to continue certain reinsurance and direct insurance until September 30, 1984. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend until September 30, 1981, the flood insurance program. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal year 1980 an amount not to exceed $74,000,000 for flood insurance studies required to establish actuarial premium rates for the regular flood insurance program. Amends the Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968 to transfer the position of the Federal Insurance Administrator from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other appropriate agencies, to carry out a study which: (1) identifies political jurisdictions which have a significant population and degree of economic development within special flood hazard areas but limited alternate sites for construction and development; and (2) assesses the impact of the national flood insurance program on property values, the tax base, and economic activities in such jurisdictions. Directs that such study be submitted to the Congress with recommendations for alternative means for meeting the problems it identifies including technical assistance, subsidized interest rate loans, and the development of alternate building sites.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Indefinitely postponed in Senate" stage on July 13, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
2 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on July 13, 1979: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House.
- Agreement between the chambers on identical text, if the versions they passed differ
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 2 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DONALD STEWART (D-AL) introduced it on April 5, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 5, 1979, 17325 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17226 days ago, on July 13, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenatePassed
- HousePassed
- PresidentOn the President's desk